CONFUTED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

confuted

verb

past tense of confute

as in refuted

to prove to be false theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience

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The museum also refuted claims of adverse working conditions.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Players from that 1951 side have strongly refuted the story, while the priest at its centre has never been identified.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026

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